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Cables & Twists

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Originally designed for the KnitPicks Independent Designer Program, this cabled hat pattern quickly became a favourite everywhere. Designed with cable and twist stitches for texture in the main body and a folded ribbed brim, this hat is sure to please everyone. It is worked in the round from the bottom up and uses approximately 220 yards [202 m] of worsted weight yarn. Instructions are written and charted.

Yarn: Knit Picks Swish Worsted (100% superwash merino wool; 110 yd [101 m]/1.76 oz [50 g]). 2 skeins.  Shown in Cobblestone Heather.

Needles:
US size 6 [4.0 mm] 16” [40 cm] circular needle.
US size 8 [5.0 mm] 16” [40 cm] circular needle.
US size 8 [5.0 mm] double-pointed needles (dpns).
Adjust needle size as necessary to obtain gauge.

Finished measurements: Finished circumference of body of hat at widest point = 15 inches (38 cm). Finished circumference of unfolded brim is 14 inches (36 cm). Finished total length of hat is 12 inches (31 cm).

Skills required: knitting in the rnd, cabling with a cable needle, increasing, decreasing, stitches used: knit, purl, RT, C6B, k2tog, p2tog.

Published October 2013.
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